15 Mar 2026, BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
BBC NOW 2025-26 Season BBC NOW & RWCMD Orchestra BBC NOW & RWCMD Orchestra
About This Event From the celebratory orchestral firework, Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, to one of his greatest symphonies, Symphony No. 10, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama musicians come together to present two musical masterpieces. Portraying anguish and anger alongside poignancy and jubilee these pieces, which premiered in the years following Stalin’s death, capture a moment in time.
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